Bat Hawk
Macheiramphus alcinus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderAccipitriformes
- FamilyAccipitridae (Accipítrids)
- GenusMacheiramphus
- SpeciesMacheiramphus alcinus (Bat Hawk)
The bat hawk (Macheiramphus alcinus) is a raptor found in sub-Saharan Africa and south Asia to New Guinea. It is named for its diet, which consists mainly of bats. It requires open space in which to hunt, but will live anywhere from dense rainforest to semi-arid veld. Wikipedia →
<5% of wildlife watchers report a Bat Hawk sighting in Danum Valley Conservation Area, based on 30 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Danum Valley Conservation Area
Crested Serpent Eagle
Spilornis cheela
Wallace's Hawk-Eagle
Nisaetus nanus
Black Eagle
Ictinaetus malayensis
Oriental Honey-buzzard
Pernis ptilorhynchus
Crested Hawk-Eagle
Nisaetus cirrhatus
Rufous-bellied Eagle
Lophotriorchis kienerii
Blyth's Hawk-Eagle
Nisaetus alboniger
Jerdon's Baza
Aviceda jerdoni
Gray-headed Fish-Eagle
Icthyophaga ichthyaetus
White-Bellied Sea-Eagle
Haliaeetus leucogaster
Brahminy Kite
Haliastur indus
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Bat Hawk in Danum Valley Conservation Area?
About 2% of wildlife watchers report a Bat Hawk sighting in Danum Valley Conservation Area, based on 30 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Bat Hawk in Danum Valley Conservation Area?
September has the highest sighting rate for Bat Hawk in Danum Valley Conservation Area in our monthly data.